Trump cultists

Florida Politics reports: Christian Ziegler wants a multimillion-dollar buyout to resign as the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Chair, party sources confirmed. The demand comes as the political leader remains under investigation for rape and involved in a scandal making national headlines. Multiple sources confirm Ziegler has asked for a massive payout — one source said $2 million — to …

Axios reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is exploring a new career that includes connecting the next-frontier worlds of space and AI with Washington, he told Axios during a more than hour-long exit interview at the Capitol. McCarthy has been friends with Elon Musk for about a decade, and says he could imagine working with him or other future-tech moguls. …

CBS News reports: Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani opted not to testify at his defamation trial Thursday, his attorney told the court, even though Giuliani had told reporters a day earlier that he intended to do so. Two former Fulton County, Georgia, election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss sued Giuliani, alleging he orchestrated a smear …

From the Justice Department: A Delaware man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Anthony Alexander Antonio, …

“We must not lose sight that this election is part of a spiritual battle. There are demonic forces at play. But I want to remind those who have fallen prey to the leadership of such demons, have fallen prey to the diabolic forces, and have become pawns to their schemes. “Romans 13: 1-4. This is the warning. Let everyone be …

The New York Daily News reports: Kid Rock says he’s ending his boycott of Bud Light, telling conservative talking head Tucker Carlson on Monday, “I think they got the message.” Rock lashed out in April when the beer brand partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The aging rocker was so incensed by Mulvaney promoting the popular beer that he posted …

The Messenger reports: “Why is Judge Engoron’s Principal Law Clerk, Allison R. Greenfield, palling around with Chuck Schumer?” @JudicialProtest wrote on Sept. 27, 2023, showing the clerk and the Senate Majority Leader posing for a picture. On Oct. 3, 2023, the second day of his civil fraud trial, Trump attached a screenshot of that post to his own social media …

Arizona Central reports: A committee that regulates attorneys in Arizona has found probable cause that three lawyers who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related cases should face discipline, marking a significant step forward in the attorney oversight process. The probable cause orders issued by the Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee were filed this week against lawyers Kurt Olsen, …

CNN reports: GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participated in a CNN town hall Wednesday in Iowa. Ramaswamy doubled down on his previous comments that the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was an “inside job,” adding that there is evidence of police “rolling out the red carpet” for rioters and inviting them in. Ramaswamy reiterated his belief that …

The Hill reports: Rudy Giuliani could face a do-or-die moment Thursday when he’s expected to take the stand to fight a defamation lawsuit brought by two former Georgia election workers, who faced a deluge of threats after he and others baselessly accused them of committing voter fraud in 2020. A Washington, D.C., jury is weighing the workers’ request for upwards …

The Insider reports: Four hours after testimony wrapped in the civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, the lower Manhattan courthouse was evacuated after someone set papers on fire, then pulled and used multiple fire extinguishers on the same floor as the courtroom. The judge in the case, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was in …

CNN reports: The GOP-led House has approved a Republican resolution to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Part of the reason for Wednesday’s vote comes from the White House telling the trio of GOP-led congressional committees leading the investigation that its subpoenas were illegitimate without a formal House vote to authorize the inquiry, reluctant, more moderate Republican lawmakers started to get …

“Jim Jordan is an absolute hypocrite. Jim Jordan was in front of the Rules Committee when we were talking about holding Steve Bannon or somebody in contempt. He said in front of the Rules Committee that the Department of Justice and the FBI should be the ones investigating Donald Trump. And that would be their role. “Now, of course, he’s …

The New York Times reports: Bryan Heestand doesn’t work for Mr. Trump, but he belongs to a small circle of video meme-makers who have effectively served as a shadow online ad agency for his presidential campaign. Led by a little-known podcaster and life coach, this meme team has spent much of the year flooding social media with content that lionizes …

“I’m going to take the same position I’ve taken since I came. That all I can say is there’s some indication of maybe some compromise with China particularly, but I have no evidence of it. I’m going to just follow the facts where they are. And the facts haven’t taken me to that point where I can say that the …

Mediaite reports: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened Hunter Biden with a contempt of Congress charge on Wednesday shortly after the president’s son defied a congressional subpoena to show up for a deposition. “We’re disappointed that he didn’t show up. I mean, he was just across the way at the Capitol. You think he could come here and …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether a defendant arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding in a dispute with potential implications for one of Republican former President Donald Trump’s four criminal cases. The justices took up an appeal by a Jan. …

CNN reports: President Joe Biden’s son Hunter rebuked Republican investigators outside the US Capitol on Wednesday, the same day that a GOP-led investigation has given the president’s son a deadline to appear for a closed-door deposition. “I’m here today to make sure that the House committee’s illegitimate investigations of my family do not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence and lies,” …

The Hill reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) endorsed former President Trump for the GOP nomination for president on Tuesday, adding to his growing list of congressional endorsements. Hawley told Politico in an interview that he will back the GOP front-runner and has expected for more than a year that Trump would win the Republican nomination. The Missouri senator’s backing comes …

Media Matters reports: Far-right online figures are spreading a conspiracy theory claiming the e-commerce platform Etsy is hosting a child trafficking market — reminiscent of the baseless claim that targeted the online furniture and home goods retailer Wayfair in 2020. Some far-right figures are even calling Etsy “the new Wayfair,” as the conspiracy theory spread across X, far-right message boards …